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Clinton argued that Europe could stop the rise of far-right groups if it curbed migration. She is wrong. Immigration is...

Despite Zalmay Khalilzad's dark and pro-Taliban track record, the US peace envoy is back to lead secret talks with the...

Whatever the results will be at the end of today’s election in Afghanistan, the future seems to be bright. The...

For peace to transpire, the Taliban need to make peace with the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan (GNCA) leaders who...

The news that former U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad may come back to Afghanistan as the U.S. special envoy for the country...

The ruling tribal elites in Afghanistan are masters of demagoguery with a web of influential support to promote their hidden...

Apart from corruption and warlordism politicking, the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan is a reflection of the growing need for...

Ethno-nationalism has created various shapes and forms of dogmatic ethno-nationalists in Afghanistan. Some of them, like the Taliban, have embraced...

The absence of a real democratic milieu in Afghanistan has sustained the vicious cycle of ethnic superiority. Pashtun elites have...

Afghanistan is home to a large number of ethnic groups, but its four principal tribes are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and...

For better or worse, former Brazilian President-turned-Prisoner Lula da Silva will go down in history as one of the most...

The Afghan National Unity Government, whether failing to protect or tacitly, leaves the Hazara community under attack. The international community...

A year after a military response, a chemical attack in a Damascus suburb of Douma killed dozens of women and...

America's secret sauce has been opening its doors for skilled immigrants from world's troubling countries. President Trump thinks it is...

Continued American military presence around the world has drawn vigorous criticism from Trump, who questioned the U.S. security commitment to...

There is nothing wrong about protecting U.S. national interests. But the Trump administration doesn't know what constitutes a U.S. foreign...

The era of democracy as the dominant ideology has gone. Stable countries with thriving economies and strongmen as rulers --...

President Donald J. Trump promised to "rip up" the Iran nuclear deal ("the worst deal ever") on his first day...